YouTube TV and Disney Reach Deal Ending Two-Week Blackout of ESPN, ABC

YouTube TV and Disney have ended their two-week carriage standoff, restoring ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks under a new multiyear deal. Variety reports: Under the new agreement, ESPN's full lineup of sports -- including content from ESPN Unlimited -- will be made available on YouTube TV to base-plan subscribers at no additional cost by the end of 2026. In addition, access to a selection of live and on-demand programming from ESPN Unlimited will be available inside YouTube TV.

The deal also lets YouTube include the Disney+ and Hulu bundle as part of 'select YouTube offerings.' According to Disney, 'select networks' will be included in various genre-specific packages that YouTube TV expects to launch in the future. The deal supersedes their prior distribution agreement, inked in December 2021 after a two-day blackout.

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